Wrexham star caused his dad to have Cristiano Ronaldo incident – ‘He didn’t look too pleased’

Wrexham’s star midfielder once had an awkward encounter with Cristiano Ronaldo in a corridor, angry the star with a request that did not like

The father of one of Wrexham’s star players once landed in hot water with Cristiano Ronaldo after his son asked him for a favor. Mick Rathbone, father of the Dragons network midfielder, Oll Rathbone, spent eight years working as a physio in Everton between 2002 and 2010.

The former Blackburn Rovers and Birmingham City defender will take or take his crazy son for football, where the favorites of the toffees like Wayne Rooney and Duncan Ferguson kindly tried kindly under his wing. However, it was one of his opponents that Ollie was more skilled to be a young man: Manchester United Ronaldo’s legend.

Mick revealed how he led to a very agitated encounter with the Portuguese striker in a corridor after a match between Everton and United. The incident, which left Ronaldo clearly without impressing, happened after Ollie commissioned his father that his idol signed his shirt.

By counting the episode in his book, The Smell of Football, Mick said: “Sometimes, I must admit that when they are surrounded by these superstars, I just wanted to take a pen and a piece of paper and obtain their autographs, but this was frowned upon by being totally little relaxed.

“However, a few years ago, when we played United, Ollie guided me to get Cristiano Ronaldo’s autograph about his new Portuguese shirt that had just recovered for his birthday. I really didn’t like to ask and I felt a bit of Anorak, but you know what it is like: you will do anything for your children, did he beat you?

“I kept her eyes open after the game to try to see Ronaldo passing the medical room. Anyway, I saw him and I entered the busy corridor, grabbing the shirt. I was in my Everton’s gift, so I felt too intruder.

Mick Rathbone was working as a physio for Everton when the awkward encounter occurred(Image: Empics Sport)

“Excuse me, Cristiano, could you sign this for my son?” Hey, he didn’t look too happy, but he grabbed the shirt and pen without looking up or recognizing my existence, and began writing: “For Oliver, happy birthday,” please Christian? “He still didn’t look up, but just kept scribbling.

“It’s Oliv …” I get more. He simply threw the shirt into my face, where, due to the phenomenon that is static, he stuck. Then he walked away, leaving me with my shirt in my head. “

Mick added: “There were a couple of boys from the Everton press on the corridor that day that saw everything, and we absolutely put Ourelves laughing for the next 10 minutes. Never again.”

Ollie Rathbone has impressed with her star performances for Wrexham this season(Image: Getty images)

Ollie tried life in United for himself when he was young after appearing at the Club Academy at the same time as Marcus Rashford. The 28 -year -old spent eight years with the Red Devils before joining Rochdale in 2016 due to the lack of opportunities of the first team.

He later signed with Rotherham, where he hosted a period of three years, until he moved to Wrexham for £ 500,000 last summer. Ollie impressed in her first campaign with the club owned by the stars of Hollywood Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mcelhenney, helping Phil Parkinson’s team to achieve the promotion of League one.

He was also named the club’s season after scoring eight goals in 41 league games. Mick has expressed his delight for Ollie’s achievements in Wrexham after helping them reach the championship for the first time in 43 years.

“I am proud of Ollie; the whole family is, but it would be equally proud or served me a coffee,” Mick told the leader after becoming a regular at the racecourse this season. “We love the atmosphere in the games at home and Ollie enjoyed it in Wrexham; he says it is a fantastic club.

“He got a blow to the ankle at the beginning of the season and had to work hard to get on the side, but once he heard, you knew that he was going to give everything to stay there. It is consistent, he got a great job and will give you everything, and fans and fans and fans.

“Supporters pay their effective won with so much effort and if the players give everything, they will like it. It was a bit like that in my days of the game in Blackburn at 100 percent each game is the minimum desktop, either.”

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